Innersole-applying device



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` lo GeorgeEQu/inby G. F. QUINBY. INNERSOLE APPLYING DEVICE.

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Patented Sept. 7, 1920.

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2 SHEETS-S Invcnior Georgelfuinby.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

INNERSOLE-APPLYING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

appneauo'n 1aed November 3 1919. seran No. 335,539.

To ILM/wm i! may conf-ern:

Be it known that I, (leonor: I". QUlNnY, a citizen of the l'nited States of America, and a resident of Dorchester', in the county of Suffolk. and Commonwealth of llassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Innersole-pplying Devices, of which" the following is a speciication,

This invention relates to devices for applyingr the inner sole to boots and shoes and has ,for its object the production of a machine Aof this character in which the inner soles may he forced by air pressure, into contact with the inner face of the outer sole and re tained in contact therewith until the cement or other turkey substance has set.

The invention consists primarily of a support for the shoes having a cha-mbered top in which is positioned an air receptacle adapted to be inflated after the shoe has been positioned upon said support.

The invention further consists in |nounting a plurality of said supports upon a revoluble table and providing means whereby during the rotation of said table, air under pressure may be successively admitted to the various receptacles of said supports.

The invention further consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be fully understood by reference to the description of the drawings and to the claims to be hereinafter given.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention one preferred form thereof is illustrated in the drawings, thisl form having been found to give Sinti-factory and reliable results, although it is tr, hennderstwd that the various nstrunientaiitics of which the invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and thc invention if not limited to the precise arrangement ai. l organization of theseinstrumcntalitie' as herein shown and described, except as required hyv the scope of the appended claims.

Of the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a plan of a machine embodying the principles of the present invention.

Fig. 2 represents an elevation ofthe same, with parts thereof shown in section.

Fig. 3 represents a horizontalsection on line 3, 3. on Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 represents a plan of one of the shoe supports.

Fig. fr' represents a vertical section of the same on line 5, 5, on Fig. 4.

Fig. G represents a transverse section on line 6, 6, on Fig. 5, and

Fig. 'i' represents a' transverse section on line (i, (5, on Fig. 5 with the bag inflated.

Similar characters indicate like arts throughout the several'figures of the rawm n the drawings, l0 is a pedestal adapted to be secured to the Hoor of a building.

This pedestal is provided at the top with a reduced cone-shaped projection 11 which fits into the cone-shaped socket 12 formed in the huh 13 of a rotatable table 14.

The periphery of the projection 11 has' formed therein, a groove 15 extending artly around said projection and between t e opposed ends of said groove 15 is an exhaust port 16, this exhaust port-16 being in the same horizontal plane with. the roove 15.

The hub 13 has a plurality o radial air passages 17 extending outwardly from the socket 12 and in the same plane with the groove 15 and exhaust port 16.

The peripheral groove 15 has an air -passage 18 extending therefrom the op osite end of which communicates with an alr inlet pipe 19 in which is dis osed a valve 20 to control the admission o air under pressure from any suitable source. y

T he exhaust port 16 has an air passage 21 extending therefrom, the lower end of which communicates with a pi e 22, extending outwardly throughthe pe estal 10, all as indicated 1n Fig. 2 of the drawings.

Extending upwardly from the table 14 are a pluralitycf shoe supports 23 each of which has a depression 24 in the top thereof, this depression 24 being formed by a metal rim 25 surrounding the upper end of the shoe support 23 as clearly indicated in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings.

The toe end of the rim 25 has an inturned ear 26 which engages a notch in the toe end of the shoe support as indicated in Fig. 5 of the' drawings. 4

The heel end of the rim 25 has a downwardly extending ear 2'( through which ex tends a screw 28 threaded to the shoe support 23.

By displacing the screw 28, the rim 25 may be removed from the shoe support 23 and another rim of different shape substituted therefor.

The unDer edge 29 of the rim 25 is curved,

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as indicated in Fig. 5 of the drawin to fit theinner face of the outer sole of t shoe 30 shown in dotted lines in said Fig. 5.

The top face 31 of the shoe support 23 is preferably flat and preferably secured thereto by cement is an inflatable ad 32, the edges of which are. confined witiin the rim 25. The pad 32 is prevented from expandin` laterally b said rim 25.

he pad 32 ias an opening 33 in the bottom thereof which communicates with a ver tical air passage 34 extending,lr the entire len th of the shoe support 23. A

he lower end of each of the air passages 34 communicates with a pipe 35 extending to a radial air passage l? in the hub 13.

Each shoe support 23 is )rovided with a vertical bearing 36 for a sli able member 37 having a head 38 formed thereon to limit the upward movement of said member 37.

The upper end of the slidable member 37 has outwardly extendingr alined hubs 39 and surrounding the slidable member 37 between said hubs and the bearing 3G, is a spring 40 which normally retains said slidable member 37 in raised position as indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

Pivoted at 41 to the hubs 39 are two parallel arms 42, the outer ends of which have secured thereto a clamping plate 43.

The bearing 3G for the slidable member 37 is closed by a plate 44 having .projecting therefrom, ears 45 to which is pivoted at 46 a paw] 47 adapted to engage the ratchet teeth 48 formed in one face of the slidable member 37.

The pawl 47 is provided with an arm 49 between which and the plate 44, is a spring 50 adapted to force the pawl 47 into engagement with the teeth 48.

In the operation of the machine, an inner sole 51 with a tackey substance spread over its entire upper face is placed upon the pad 32 as indicated in Fig. 6 of the drawings, this operation being performed while the pad 32 is deiiated.

The shoe 30 is then )ositioned upon the support 23 as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 5 of the drawings, and the operator then seizes Lne arms 42 and moves them about the pivot 41 until said arms are in a vertical position.

He then presses down upon the clamping plate 43 until the inner face of the outer sole is firmly in contact with the curved upper edge 29 of the rim 25.

When the clamping member has been thus pressed down Ainto the position indicated in full lines in Fig. 5 of the drawings, the pawl 47 will be forced by the spring 50 into oclc in engagement with the teeth 48 of the sli able member 37.

The shoe is applied t o the shoe support whichlias its air passage 34 in communication with the exhaust port 16. When the "shoe has been thus/mounted upon the shoe 17 is in registerwith the peripheralgroove 15.*'

As soon as thispussage 17 revisters with the peripheral groove l5, air under pressure will be admitted through the pipe 19, roove 15 and passage 17, to the pi e 35, an then through the assage 34 into t ie pad 32. The pad 32 millt iis be inflated und as the upper ortion thereof is raised,. it will ,force the inner sole 51 into contact with the inner face of the outer sole of the shoe`30 thereby per mitting the cement or other tackey substance on the upper face -\of said inner sole, to adhere to, t e inner face of the oilte sole.

As the table 14 continues to rotate in the direction of the arrow a on Fig. 3 of the drawings, the pad 32 will remain inflated and permit the cement or other tackey substance to firmly set.

When the passageA 17 passes the end 52, said passage 17 willbe closed and remain closed until the said passage registers with the closed ort .16 when the air within the inflated pa 32will be permitted to escape and cause the deflation of said pad, the inner sole being firmly secured to the outer sole.

When this has been accomplished, the shoe may be removed from the support 23, a new sis" inner sole placed upon the deflated pad another shoe placedupon the support, and the operation repeated.

While only four supports 23 are shown in the drawings it is obvious that in paetice a larger number of supports would used.

The pad 32 ma be made of rubber or any other material a apted to permit of the required expansion.

This makes a very effective device for applyinpr innersoles to shoes which is simple in construction an'd eas to operate.

It is believed that t e operation of the invention and its man advantages will be readily understood wit out further description.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a device of the class described, a shoe support having a depression in the top thereof adapted to receive a eomplete inner sole; au expansble pad ositioned in said depression; and meansr or infiating said ad. 2, n a device of the class described, a

shoe support having a depression in the In( i .Leagues cementV to thezbotihinloi.-` said depression; and means for iiiiiiiti said pad.

4. In a Adevice'loft e class ,describecha shoe support having aiilat bottomed depression in the top thereof adapted to receive a complete inner sole .and an air passage coinmunieatingwith said' de ression expansible p'ad in said depression havi an openconforming to the outline of a complete inner solo; and a continuous Harige of equal 'thickness throughout extending upwardl 'from said support and surrounding said ad. i p 6. In n device of the class described, a shoe support having s. vertical air 'pa therethrough; an expansible ad on said support communicating with t e-upper end of said air passage and having an outline conforming to the' outline of a complete imier sole; and a continuous [lange extend- 'ing u wardly from said support and surrounding said pad, said a e beingo equal thickness throughoutY an -having its upper edge shaped to conform with the curvature of the outer sole of the shoe to be 4placed on saidsupplort.

7. In a device of t e class described, a shoe support having a vertical air passage therethrough; an expansible pad on said support communicating with said passage;

and a ,removable rimon said support sur' Ped rounding said pad.

8. In a device of the class described, a shoe support having a vertical air passage therethrough; an expansiblc pad on said support communicatin with said passage; a removable rim on said support surrounding said pad; and means for securing said ririi to said support. I

9. In a device of the class described, a shoe support havngb an nir passage therethrough; an expunsi le air pad on said support communicating with saidA passage; a rim secured tsal support'und surrounding.; said pad; and means for retaining a shoe on said support during the inflation of said pad.

10. In a device of the class' described, a shoe support having an airvpassage therethrough; un expaiisible air pad on said support communicating with said passage; a rim secured te said support and surrounding said pad; and n pivoted member adapted to clamp the shoe u poil said sulpport to pre vont upward movement of sai shoey during the inflation ot' sairl pad.

1l. Iii a nlm-ira m the dass described. a shoe sulllu'r. hnvuur fifi nir Massei!" there" -shoe support havin -slidable mem 'locking device -fer retainingI said slidable through; an ex fble air pad on said support communicating with said passage; a rim secured to said support slid surrounding said pad; a member slidahly mounted on said support; means for locking said member in, adusted position' and a shoe clamping inem r `pivoted to the upper end of said slidable member.

12. In s, device of the class described, a an air passage therethrough; an expansi le air lpad o n said support communicatiii with said assage; a rim secured to sai support an surrounding said pad; a member s idably mounted on said sup rt; a shoe clamping member pivoted to e' upper end `o`f said slidable meinber; a spririgmfor normallyl retainipg said r in raised position; and a member in depressed ition when in contact with the solo o t e shoe.

13. In a device of tlie "class described, a shoe support havingJ im air passage therethrough; an expansi le air pad on said support communicating witlisaid passage; a `rim secured to said support and'surrounding said pad; a member slidably mounted on said support having ratchet teeth; a shoe clamping member pivoted to the up er end of said slidable member; a s ring or normally retaining said slidablJ raised position; and a springressed pawl coacti with said ratchet toet Kfor reta-inai slidable meniberin depressed po- :iltxon when in contact with the sole of the oe. t

'14. In a device of the vclass described, a estal; a revoluble table havin a hub provided with a socket fitted over t e u ppers oe end of said pedestal; a plurality of supports secured to said table each having a depression in the top thereof; an inatable pad for each depression; an air passage extending .from each receptacle to said socket; an air inlet pipe in said pedestal communicating with af peripheral groove extending partly around the upper end of said pedestal and ada ted to register with said air passages; an ,an exhaust pipe ip said pedestal communicating with a passage adapted to successively register with each of said air passages during'the rotation of said table.

15. In a device of the class described, a pedestal; a revohible table mounted thereon; a plurality of shoe su ports on said table each provided with a eprcssion in the Ytop thereof; iin inflatable pad in each depression; and means where y during the rotation of said table airis admitted to eachpad, retained therein for a predetermined time nndthen exhausted therefrom.

16. In a device of the class described. a pedestal; a revoluble table mounted thereon; a plurality of shoe supports on said table;

e member in iso lll

t pipes extending from the lower en 4, :,almnu an inflatable pad on the top of each shoe support; and means whereby durin e rotation of sid tahlc. air is admi, gto each pad retained therein for a. pre etbrmined time and then exhausted-therefrom.

17. In a device of the class described, a pedestal; a revoluble table having o. hub provided with a @one-sha d socket; e cone- E'ha ed rejection' on sai pedestal Iitted to sai sor; ret und provided with a, peri heral groove extending Eartly around sai t hub and having an ex aust port in the saine plane with said groove1 a plurality of alo'e supporte on said table provided with verti' ca nir assages extending therethrough; an inilntab e airpad on the top of each support and -communicnting with nn .iiir fuselage; of said i Vair passages to said socket with their inner ends adapted to register with said groove and exhaust ort; nn air inlet pipe leading to Said perip eral groove; and an exhaust pipe leading from said exhaust ort.

18. Iny n device of' the class, escribed, a shoe support; an expansible pad secured to und `over'inp; the entire t thereof; and means for inilating seid pn 19. In a deviceof the class described, a l

shoe support; an expansible Pad secured to and coverin the entire top o said su port; means" for c amping a shoe upon sai support; and menne for inflating' said pad.

20. In a device of the class described, a shoe support having a vertical air passage therethrough; an expansible pad secured to and 4covering the entire top of seid sup rt and communicating withthe upper en of GEORGE F. QUINBY.

.Witnessem WALTER E. LOMBARD,

NATHAN C. LOMBARD. 

